Fishtail Knife
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Fishtail Knife

TitleFishtail Knife
Dateca. 3650–3300 BCE 36th century BCE
MediumFlint
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineRogers Fund, 1916
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Fishtail Knife” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 3650–3300 BCE. It is executed in flint. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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